North Coast Hiawatha (via successor)
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The North Coast Hiawatha was a former Amtrak long-distance passenger train that operated between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, serving as an important transcontinental route in the 1970s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Coast Hiawatha | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Amtrak train
ⓘ
passenger train service ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | Empire Builder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commencementOfOperation | June 1971 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discontinued | 1979 ⓘ |
| endOfOperation | October 1979 ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Portland, Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | tri-weekly service (most of its existence) ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hiawatha (Milwaukee Road train)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Coast Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
provided direct service to southern Montana cities
ⓘ
served as an additional Chicago–Pacific Northwest route alongside the Empire Builder ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Northern Pacific Railway route via southern Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Mainstreeter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Coast Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMarket | Chicago–Pacific Northwest travel ⓘ |
| railwayLineUsed |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Pacific Railway main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDiscontinuation |
Amtrak route rationalization in late 1970s
ⓘ
federal funding cuts ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Midwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| routeType | transcontinental route ⓘ |
| servicePattern |
combined with Empire Builder between Chicago and Minneapolis–St. Paul at times
ⓘ
section split west of Minneapolis–St. Paul ⓘ |
| serviceType | long-distance passenger train ⓘ |
| startPoint | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Empire Builder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedRollingStock |
Amtrak heritage fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
baggage cars ⓘ coaches ⓘ dining cars ⓘ lounge cars ⓘ sleeping cars ⓘ |
| via |
Billings, Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bismarck, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Fargo, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Missoula, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Spokane, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.